WOLF AND SHEEP
Shahrbanoo Sadat (Fiction I 85 min. I Denmark, France, Sweden, Afghanistan I 2016).
Produced by: Adomeit Film, La Fabrica Nocturna Cinéma, Zentropa, Wolf Pictures.
International sales: Alpha violet.
Theatrical release in France: 30/11/2016 (Distribution Pretty Pictures).
World premiere: Directors’ Fortnight Cannes Film Festival 2016 *CICAE ‘Art Cinema Award’
Festivals: 50+ selections: Rotterdam IFFR I Karlovy Vary I Locarno I London BFI I Festival Della Lessinia *Best Film I Salé Women’s IFF *Special Jury Prize I Busan IFF I Chicago IFF I IndieBo I Molodist Kiev I Sydney IFF I Sao Paulo FF I Thessaloniki IFF I Toronto I Singapore IFF I etc.
In the Afghan mountains, young shepherds obey the rules: watch over the flock and avoid mixing with the opposite sex. But carefree behaviour is never far away; while the boys run around and practise usingtheir slingshots to ward off wolves, the girls smoke in secret, play at marriage, and tease little Sediqa, who is considered cursed. The legends told by their elders blend into their lives and shed light on the mysteries of their protected world – but for how long can this last?